Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has a single goal for the 2019 season

In 2018 the Chiefs got a glimpse of what it’s like to walk along the path to a championship season.

They came up short of their goal — to reach and win the Super Bowl. No one has since lost sight of that goal, and coming up short has inspired everyone in the building to work harder. That includes Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is coming off an MVP season, and one the greatest seasons by a quarterback in NFL history.

“Yeah, I was itching the day after the AFC Championship Game to get back to football,” Mahomes explained. “Watching the Super Bowl, I kind of watched it but at the same time I couldn’t watch it because I was so disappointed that we weren’t there.

“This whole offseason has been training and trying to restrain myself from throwing too much or restrain myself from doing too much because it’s a steady process and you don’t want to peak too soon. You want to make sure that you’re building and building. That’s the thing, when you’re that close, you want to get back in the building and get right back after it.”

The Chiefs are finally back in the building and have a chance to get right back after it. The team goals and ambitions remain the same, finding ways to win games, and win a Super Bowl. What of the ambitions and goals of Mahomes in his second year as starting QB of the Chiefs? He won’t be seeking out any personal glory after his dominant 2018 season.

“Just winning the Super Bowl is my only goal, honestly,” Mahomes said. “I feel like that was my goal last year and I feel like that’s my goal this year and it will be every year. When you look back on the season at the end of the season, you’re not going to look back at what your stats were or what all that stuff was, you’ll look at whether you’re holding that trophy at the end of the season or not.”

Part of getting to the Super Bowl will be Mahomes maintaining his MVP level of play. That’s not exactly so easy, but the process has already begun for the young gunslinger. He’s worked on improving himself on his own time with his trainer Bobby Stroupe, but other improvements will take place in the coming months.

Defensive coordinators now have a whole season of Mahomes’ tape to study, but similarly Mahomes has new tape in his arsenal that will help him get better according to Andy Reid.

“The tape that he has, the cutups that have been done for him this offseason will be tremendous for him,” Reid said. “To see himself do it, not to watch Alex (Smith) do it, which was a help, but now you get to see yourself do it. How can you make yourself better in these situations? ‘Well, what did I do good? What did I do bad?’ Evaluate it. I think that will be priceless.”

Now Mahomes has a full seasons worth of tape of himself in the Chiefs’ offense to watch and learn from, something that he didn’t previously have to work with. His ability to correct certain issues, could prove crucial to future improvements.

It might be hard to imagine Mahomes getting any better than he already is, but the truth is that he’s only just scratched the surface of his potential. It appears that he knows that, and is committed to taking the next step.

“I think it’s not about thinking about the expectations,” Mahomes said. “It’s about just getting better as a quarterback and as a person and as a leader of the team. That’s about doing the little things every single day, it’s going through the routine that got you here and then finding ways to improve that.”

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